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Sarah Deakins
Actor

Sarah Deakins

23 Jul 1971Born
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Kenosha, Wisconsin, USABirthplace

Biography

Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to British parents, multi award winning actor, writer, director, Sarah Deakins spent the first year of her life in Chicago, until her parents decided to move to Canada. She was heavily inspired by her artist stepmother growing up, deeply affected by her descent into Schizophrenia, and having lost this childhood idol to the streets, her work often illustrates the fragility and unexpected integrity of the disenfranchised and the downtrodden.

A graduate of the University of Victoria theatre program, Ms. Deakins has extensive stage and screen credits.

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An award winning short film writer/director, the first short she penned and starred in, "Late", went to Cannes as part of Telefilm Canada's "Not Short On Talent" Program, and more recently Deakins has collected over 25 awards on the festival circuit as the writer and director of "Greece", produced by Brightlight Pictures. She is the writer/director of a multi award winning 1/2 hour pilot, “Yellow", again with Brightlight Pictures, for a limited anthology series called IN PERSON, currently in development. Ms. Deakins is also developing a digital series inspired by her stepmother, about the people who fall through the cracks and those who try to help them, called HAPPENSTANCE.

Her feature film script VIOLET recently won the top prize in the 2021 Golden Script Competition, with an earlier draft placing in the top 40 of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowship competition. The most recent draft of VIOLET garnered an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Screencraft Feature Screenplay Competition. Ms. Deakins makes her home in three main cities, splitting the year between LA, Toronto, and Vancouver.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBASlow Traffic Keep RightFilm: Wanda
  2. 2026VladimirSeries: Woman #3 (1 episode)
  3. 2025WaywardSeries: Laura’s mom (1 episode)
  4. 2022Circuit BreakersSeries (1 episode)
  5. 2022Lease on LoveFilm: Wanda
  6. 2022Danger in the HouseFilm: Mary
  7. 2022A Royal Seaside RomanceFilm: Martha
  8. 2020LockdownSeries: Reporter 2 (1 episode)
  9. 2019Easy LandFilm: Linda
  10. 2019A Very Country WeddingFilm: Mayor
  11. 2018TitansSeries: Martha Kent (1 episode)
  12. 2018YellowFilm: Writer Woman, Director
  13. 2018ImpulseSeries: Woman (1 episode)
  14. 2016Private EyesSeries: Gloria (1 episode)
  15. 2015Stolen DaughterFilm: Dr. Joy Collier
  16. 2014GreeceFilm: Director
  17. 2013Against the WildFilm: Sergeant McCoy
  18. 2012The MarkFilm: Jodie Scott
  19. 2012LateFilm: She, Writer
  20. 2011The ArcadianFilm: Teacher
  21. 2010Triple DogFilm: Mrs. Spalding
  22. 2009A Dangerous ManFilm: Defense Lawyer
  23. 2009Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar MuttsFilm: Veterinarian
  24. 2009The CircleFilm: Kate
  25. 2008Sons of LibertyFilm: Denise
  26. 2008Fear ItselfSeries: Kate (1 episode)
  27. 2008Mom, Dad and HerFilm: Lynn
  28. 2007The Sandlot: Heading HomeFilm: Sara Santorelli
  29. 2007Blood TiesSeries: Marlisse Lafoy (1 episode)
  30. 2006Hollow Man IIFilm: Det. Lisa Martinez
  31. 2006Engaged to KillFilm: Real Estate Agent
  32. 2005SupernaturalSeries: Margey (1 episode)
  33. 2005Alone in the DarkFilm: Linda
  34. 2005Criminal IntentFilm: Marge, Marg Anderson
  35. 2004Deadly VisionsFilm: Cara Tapper
  36. 2004Battlestar GalacticaSeries: Cheryl Roslin (1 episode)
  37. 2004The Final CutFilm: Eliza Monroe
  38. 2004Stargate AtlantisSeries: Renni (1 episode)
  39. 2003Tru CallingSeries: Eileen Rafferty (1 episode)
  40. 2003Out of OrderSeries (5 episodes)
  41. 2002Christmas RushFilm: Aurora's Mom
  42. 2002The Dead ZoneSeries: Chandra, Lucy Caren (1 episode)
  43. 2001BlackwoodsFilm: Sarah / Matt's Date
  44. 2001SmallvilleSeries: Trial Reporter (1 episode)
  45. 2001The UnsaidFilm: Diana Caffey
  46. 2000AndromedaSeries: Sasha (1 episode)
  47. 20002gether: The SeriesSeries: Lydia Ferris (1 episode)
  48. 2000Caitlin's WaySeries (1 episode)
  49. 2000Ice AngelFilm: Print Reporter
  50. 1999Zenon: Girl of the 21st CenturyFilm: Gym Teacher
  51. 1998Da Vinci's InquestSeries (1 episode)
  52. 1998First WaveSeries: Alicia (1 episode)
  53. 1997Stargate SG-1Series: Tanis Reynard (1 episode)
  54. 1995The Outer LimitsSeries: Megan, Amanda Nance (1 episode)
  55. 1994Sleeping with StrangersFilm: Bank Teller

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